Current Affairs MCQs for UPSC & State PSC Exams (22 February 2023)

Current Affairs MCQs Quiz for UPSC, IAS, UPPSC/UPPCS, MPPSC. BPSC, RPSC & All State PSC Exams

Date: 22 February 2023

Q1. Consider the following statements:

1. The Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) has increased during the period 2017-18 to 2020-21
2. The Worker Population Ratio (WPR) has increased during the period 2017-18 to 2020-21.
3. While LFPR is defined as the percentage of persons employed among the persons in the population.

Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1 and 3 only

Answer: (B)

Explanation:

  • The PLFS annual report available for 2020-21 shows that though the participation of women in the total labour force grew, i.e., Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) has gradually increased from 17.5% in 2017-18 to 25.1% in 2020-21. Hence, statement 1 is correct.
  • The Worker Population Ratio (WPR) has increased from 16.5% in 2017-18 to 24.2% in 2020-21, Hence, statement 2 is correct.
  • While LFPR is defined as the percentage of persons in the labour force among the persons in the population (i.e., both employed and unemployed or seeking employment), WPR is the percentage of persons employed among the persons in the population. Hence, statement 3 is incorrect.

Q2. Consider the following statement

1. Madhya Pradesh has clocked the highest growth rate in agriculture at 7.3 per cent over the period 2005-06 to 2021-22.
2. MP is the only state whose agriculture contribution to overall GDP has increased to 40 per cent, as against 18.8 percent at the all-India level.
3. MP is also the largest producer of wheat, and the second-largest milk producer after UP.

Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?

a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (A)

Explanation: Performance of GDP at the state level — their agriculture sectors in particular — over the period 2005-06 to 2021-22, for which we could get the latest data at the state level from MOSPI.

  • The country averaged a GDP growth of 6.7 per cent per annum in this period and its agri GDP growth stood at 3.8 per cent per annum. Of all the major states, Gujarat topped the list in overall GDP growth at 8.9 per cent closely followed by Uttarakhand (8.7 per cent), Telangana (8.6 per cent) and Haryana (8 per cent). At the bottom of this list were Jammu and Kashmir (5.2 per cent), Assam (5.4 per cent), West Bengal (5.5 per cent), Uttar Pradesh (5.6 per cent) and Jharkhand (5.7 per cent).
  • To analyze how inclusive this growth has been, we look at the agri-GDP growth in BIMARU states. Madhya Pradesh has performed very well — it has clocked the highest growth rate in agriculture at 7.3 per cent. Its overall GDP growth is a respectable 7.5 per cent. (Hence option 1 is correct)
  • MP is the only state whose agriculture contribution to overall GDP has increased to 40 per cent, as against 18.8 percent at the all-India level. (Hence option 2 is correct)
  • MP is the second-largest producer of wheat (after UP), and the third-largest milk producer after UP and Rajasthan. (Hence option 3 is incorrect).

As only 1 and 2nd statements are correct, so the correct option is (a) 1 and 2 only.

Q3. With reference to National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency (NMEEE), consider the following statements:

1. It is one of the eight missions under the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC).
2. Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) is the flagship program under NMEEE.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (C)

Explanation:

  • National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency (NMEEE) is one of the eight missions under the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC). So, statement 1 is correct.
  • Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) is the flagship program under the mission implemented by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) under the aegis of the Ministry of Power. So, statement 2 is correct.

Q4. Consider the following statements regarding Nagarhole National Park.

1. This park was declared the 37th Tiger Reserve of India which is situated in Karnataka.
2. It is a part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 and 2 only
b) 1 only
c) 2 only
d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (A)

Explanation:

  • Nagarhole National Park is a national park located in Kodagu district and Mysore district in Karnataka, India. It was declared the 37th Tiger Reserve of India in 1999.
  • Thus statement 1 is correct.
  • It is part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve.
  • Hence statement 2 is also correct.

Q5. Consider following statements about PM PRANAM:

1. It will incentivise states and union territories to promote alternative fertilizers and the balanced use of chemical fertilizers.
2. The Union government had not split the separate budget for this project.
3. This Scheme is initiated by the Union Ministry of Chemical and Fertilizers of India.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

a) 1 only
b) 2 and 3 Only
c) 1 and 3 Only
d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (D)

Explanation:

  • It will incentivise states and union territories to promote alternative fertilizers and the balanced use of chemical fertilizers. Statement 1 is correct.
  • The Union government had not split the separate budget for this project. Statement 2 is correct.
  • This Scheme is initiated by the Union Ministry of Chemical and Fertilizers of India. Statement 3 is correct.